"The Fool?" The Beyonders attending the gathering either mulled over the term to themselves or whispered to their companions, discussing whether they had encountered anyone with a similar faith.
When the Fool's honorable name reached Alger's ears, he nearly stopped breathing.
Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so no one noticed anything amiss.
But Alger was, after all, highly experienced. He quickly forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, and began analyzing the matter carefully in his mind:
"At the last Tarot Club gathering, the World mentioned that the True Creator had issued an Oracle, ordering members of the Aurora Order to search for Mr. Fool's believers...
"Could the Nois Gang have joined the Aurora Order? Or is there something wrong with the Governor of Bayam whom Bors has allied himself with?—Bors is the name of the Nois Gang's new leader.
"Wait... I remember that the Governor of Bayam is a member of Baron Larry's family... and Baron Larry himself seems to have already been wanted by the military...
"Could there be some connection here?"
As his thoughts raced, Abner, seated in the Appraiser's seat, narrowed his eyes and scrutinized the elderly gentleman in the first row, likewise speculating about his background.
In fact, Abner had obtained information about Bors, the leader of the Nois Gang and one of the distinguished guests at the Scented Leaf Bar Beyonder gathering, from Weave the Sea Serpent. However, he had not paid much attention to it before, merely skimming through it while looking into the Doctor's background. Yet thanks to the Reader's abilities, recalling it now made it feel as though it were right before his eyes:
*"Come to think of it, this gentleman's experiences are quite similar to Weave's. It's just that his starting point was much higher. In the